Jaunty Green Tara

Status: Undergoing restoration

Owner: Dan McFarlane ; Andrew Nicholson

Website: http://jauntygreentara.co.uk

Area: UK

Hull

Naval pinnace. Construction: Carvel teak on oak, elm keel.
Hull model: Pinnace designed by Admiralty
Built 1898 by Thames Ironworks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. at London
LOA: 42' 0", LWL: 40' 0", Beam: 9' 6", Draft: 3' 0", Displacement: 22000 lbs.
Lifeboat construction on the Captain Walker system. Lifting lugs stamped - J.P. 1898 - Suggesting Thames Ironworks (John Penn) as possible builder; Original builders marking on S/S of stem head no longer extant. Originally fitted with jumping gear as a Torpedo boat - Partial coppering and fore-foot eye fitting.

Boiler

0 tubes.

Engine

2 cyl compound. 7" + 14" X 8"
Built 1910 by A.G. Mumford Ltd. at Colchester
Power: 50 HP
Correct for but not original to boat.

Propeller

0 blades,

History

Uncertain

Added to the register: 2025.06.05. Last Modified: 2025.06.05.